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A retired Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigrations, Barr. Okey Ezugwu, has cried out over the demolition of his hotel building by forces he alleged has the backing of the Enugu State Government. The…
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of cloning electoral fraudsters as leaders and wasting the time and resources of the country.…
The 10th House of Representatives has released its six-point legislative agenda for the 10th Assembly to drive progress, prosperity and inclusivity across the country. Rep Julius Ihonvbere, the House Leader and Chairman…
The Osun State Police Command has banned commercial motorcycle operators, popularly kmowm as okada riders, from wearing fscemasks and hoods, warning residents not to board motorcycles with hooded riders. The Police Public…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to invite popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, known as Davido and Logos Olori over their controversial video, which…
By Idris Momoh The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has nullified the victory of Ngozi Okolie of Labour Party (LP) who was declared winner of Aniocha/Oshimili Federal…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed a NAF recruitment advert being circulated on social media platforms as fake and an attempt to defraud applicants. A statement by the Director, Public Relations…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the third respondent in the ongoing Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, has closed its case without calling any witness as the trial came to an end.…
The Osun State Muslim Community (OSMC) has called on the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke to recognize the Islamic Personal Laws system known as Shariah in the state. The President of OSMC,…
Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says President Bola Tinubu does not have magical solutions to the nation’s problems. The Senator representing Edo North said this when…
The ambience of Alasia, a community in Ijanikin, Ojo area of Lagos, has become tense following the murder of a police inspector by suspected cult members. It was learnt that the policeman…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Rome to represent President Bola Tinubu at the United Nations Food Systems Summit. The event will hold from Monday, July 24, to Wednesday, July 26.…
The Federal College of Education (FCE) Jama’are has matriculated 350 pioneer students admitted into the National Certificate in Education (NCE) for the 2022/2023 academic session. Speaking at the maiden matriculation ceremony in…
The Executive Director, Centre for 21 Century Issues, Titilope Ngozi Akosa, has stressed the need to sensitise people in the rural communities on Net-zero project to help protect their communities and the…
The supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu under the auspices of South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA) have appealed to Nigerians to remain calm amid the hardship occasioned by the removal of…
Ahead of Liberia’s Presidential and Legislative elections scheduled for 10th October 2023, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have deployed a joint pre-election fact-finding mission…
Nigerian music star David Adeleke, fondly known as Davido, has come under fire from many Muslims on social media for posting a 45-second trailer clip of his upcoming musical video on Twitter.…
Kano State has lost two former commissioners who served during the past administration of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to death within the last three days. Alhassan Muhammad Dawaki and Barrister Zubaida Damakka who…
Three people, including a nursing mother and her child, have been abducted, while two security operatives sustained injuries in a fresh attack in Garin-Gabas in Rafi LGA of Niger State. Garin-Gabas has…
Tukur Sale, a jealous husband, and his younger brother, Ibrahim Sale, have been accused of killing a man over suspicion of having an illicit affair with Tukur’s wife. The 20-year-old Tukur and…
The convoy of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State at the weekend reportedly got stuck in the mud on the Benin-Sapele road in Benin City following the bad state of road which…
The Plateau State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has debunked the news making the rounds that nine pilgrims were killed on the Mangu-Shendam road while returning to their communities in Shedam LGA after…
The Kebbi State Government has begun aerial spray of chemicals to kill migratory pests across its frontline local government areas: Argungu, Bagudo and Kalgo. Governor Dr Nasiru Idris, who was represented by…
The Ogun State government on Sunday said it has begun investigation into the sales of ‘poisonous’ locally brewed alcoholic drinks in some parts of the state. This, the government said, followed the…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two men, Sani Musa Labaran (49) and Ibeto Nwobodo (38), for allegedly stealing a Toyota Corolla which was given to them for repairs in Lafia.…
Experts in the nutritional sector have called for robust policies to tackle malnutrition in the country, adding that about 11 million deaths globally are caused by nutritional deficiency. They made the call…
Strategic reserves drop to 150,000 tons – Sources 24.8m Nigerians risk acute hunger – WFP-FAO report CBN releases grains, says distribution begins today ‘5,000 trucks needed’ By Hussein Yahaya, Vincent A.…
Yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Saturday night invaded the residence of Mr Labaran Maku, a former Minister of Information, at Akpata community in Akun, Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area in Nasarawa State. The invaders injured…
Four female students in Zamfara have raised the alarm over their abductors’ threat to marry them off if they fail to pay N12 million ransom within a week. In a video tweeted…
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Lagos say the proposed Standard Transfer Specification (STS), a metering code to be introduced soon, is not targeted toward increasing electricity tariffs. A top official in one…
A hit-and-run driver knocked down a senior officer with the Nigeria Police Force, Ondo State Command, on Ifon express road in Ose Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday. Daily Trust…
President of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Ojinmah Uche, has called on the Federal Government to privatise all the Tertiary Healthcare centres in the country for effective delivery. According to him, this…
The House of Representatives, on Sunday, flayed reports that the leadership is under external influence or pressure over appointment of chairmanship and deputy chairmanship of its standing committees. The lawmakers in a…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima will depart Abuja, on Sunday, to represent President Bola Tinubu at two major international Summits in Rome, Italy and St Petersburg, Russia. At the Rome event, Vice President Shettima…
Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, has announced the appointment of Professor Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi as Chief of Staff; Professor Bashir Muhammad Fagge, Special Adviser (Policy & Monitoring); and the Deputy General Editor…
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has pointed out a lack of understanding of his petition for President Bola Tinubu’s alleged magisterial arrogance. Atiku’s response is contained in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released the final list of successful candidates for the 2023 recruitment exercise for Narcotic Officer and Narcotic Assistant cadres. Spokesman of the agency, Femi…
Enugu State Government has again, urged Enugu residents to disregard Monday’s sit-at-home order by the factional members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and go about their normal businesses. The government…
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shifted the date to effect new tariff toll fare at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) from July 17 to Aug. 1. In a…
A gang of ten senior secondary school students in Ogun State have reportedly waylaid and assaulted a teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, who stopped one of them from cheating during an examination in the…
The Comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service based in Kaduna, Musa Ibrahim Jalo, has said it intercepted and seized smuggled goods worth over…
The First lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has admonished youths across the country to be diligent and rise to take their place in rebuilding the country. She gave the charge at the…
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has urged the federal government to implement economic policies gradually for optimal impact and not drastic as witnessed in some of the decisions…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NAN) has kicked against the planned increment of school fees by tertiary institutions in the country. The NANS, in a statement signed by its national…
Six persons have reportedly died after taking alcohol allegedly served by their friend in Ogbogbo in Ijebu-North East area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday…
Two siblings identified as Rakib and Mujib Atolagbe lost their lives yesterday when the fence of a neighbouring building collapsed on their house in the Ikorodu area of Lagos. Daily Trust…
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has closed his case as the second respondent in the ongoing Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal with the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Abdullahi Baffa…
Some residents of Tulu village in Lame District of Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State have accused the ward head of Tulu of allegedly taking their lands for personal use. The…
The Plateau State Government has denied the story making the rounds that over 1,000 cows have died of a strange disease within a space of four days in some villages in Mangu…
One person has been reportedly killed in Kankia town, headquarters of Kankia local government area of Katsina state. The incident occurred when the suspected bandits attacked a residential area opposite General Hospital,…
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has raised an alarm over an alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress-led federal government to intimidate judges handling…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has given reasons behind the payment of an interim dividend of N123billion to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of June. The…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) plans an essay competition for Nigerian undergraduates in tertiary institutions across the country to promote academic excellence. The essay contest, which is the…
To rename FIRS Nigerian Revenue Service The federal government has revealed that it will, in the coming days, streamline its taxes from 52 to 10 in order to promote efficiency and…
Continued Incarceration Against Spirit Of Constitution – Lawyers Nigeria’s Law Enforcement Remains Analogue – Security Expert ‘It’s A Demonstration Of Naked Power’ Secret Police React Today, it will be 40 days…
Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, in a statement on Saturday night, described the allegation by Atiku that the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) was plotting to undermine the judiciary as “laughable”, “jejune”, “ill-thought…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, former President Muhammadu Buhari, Aliko Dangote, serving and former governors were in Maiduguri on Saturday to grace the wedding of Gov. Babagana Zulum’s son, Mohammed. Former president with…
Men of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested three members of an armed syndicate that targets Dangote trailers plying the highways in the State. In a statement by the spokesman of…
BUA Foods, a leading Food and Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) business, is currently receiving applications for Graduate Technical Trainee Program (GTTP) 2023. The company is looking for young, exceptional, and results-driven candidates…
Security and health Experts in Glasgow, Scotland are battling to unravel the mystery surrounding the sudden death of a young Nigerian businessman, John Oguchukwu. John, owner of JP Stores Glasgow, whose 46th…
Water scarcity has hit the Ilọrin central Jumaat Mosque in Kwara State, Daily Trust can report. The edifice renovated in 2012 is an architectural masterpiece that attracts visitors and tourists from all…
Maiduguri, the state capital of Borno State, on Saturday was alive when the first son of governor Babagana Zulum, got married on Saturday. The wedding fatiha took place at the Maiduguri central…
The Chief Press Secretary to the Adamawa Governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, has described the move of Senator Aisha Dahiru, aka Binani, to approach the tribunal over the governorship election as dead on arrival.…
Members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) fled various camps in Asaba, Delta State capital, in the early hours of Saturday. They fled their camps following a joint raid conducted…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has inaugurated a special operation code named “Operation Hakorin Damisa IV” to tackle insecurity in Plateau State. Lagbaja inaugurated the special operation on…
Troops of 63 Brigade Garrison under the auspices of 6 Division, Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services, have destroyed an enclave of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security…
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has placed its emergency response team on high alert over an anticipated heavy to moderate rainfall on Sunday. The Director-General of the Agency, Dr…
Several bags of maize and locally processed rice were among items worth millions of naira that were stolen from a warehouse in Jalingo, Taraba state capital, on Friday. Youths in a large…
The director-general of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof Abubakar Sulaiman, has urged African leaders to provide good governance to stop the military from dabbling into African politics.…
A Federal High Court in Abuja barred lawyers, journalists and litigants from the trial of an alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu before the court. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order to have…
A former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah and seven others have been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on allegations of N7.9 billion fraud. Oduah was arraigned on Friday alongside…
Nigeria’s newly appointed Special Adviser on Culture and Entertainment Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has outlined plans to boost growth in Nigeria’s creative economy. Musawa, who said this at a briefing, added that…
A British Court could order the confiscation of the sum of £100 million linked to a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori. Ibori was in 2012 convicted and sentenced to 13…
The Federal Character Commission (FCC) has said that reports that it has become a recruiting agency are false and should be ignored by Nigerians. The Director, Public Affairs and Communication of the…
A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the Kano State Government and other respondents to jointly pay two residents of Salanta quarters in Kano metropolis the sum of N1 million each…
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has inducted 242 graduates of Nursing Science from foreign universities into the nursing profession in the country. They were inducted on Friday during the council’s…
Days after Daily Trust Saturday published a story of a man popularly called Road Man, who has been filling potholes pro bono on Abuja roads and some parts of Nasarawa State, particularly…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on residents of 11 local government areas in Niger State to prepare for the impeding flood in the coming months. Head of Minna Operations…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed July 25 for the arraignment of the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over alleged unlawful possession of firearms.…
The Federal Government has announced over 100 percent fee increment for new students going to Federal Unity Colleges, otherwise known as Federal Government Colleges across the country. New students are expected to…
About three weeks to the end of the administration of the former governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, the state government reviewed the restriction it imposed on tricycle operations in Jos, the…
Nigerians pay 3 times higher FG must resolve trapped funds to ease business – Agents Citizens selling property to ‘Japa’ There is no end in sight to the continued spike in…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has called on governments in Africa to reject external pressure to put inappropriate sexual contents in school curriculum for students in early classes. In…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over issues of result management during elections, especially as some Nigerians have raised concerns about management election outcomes at various levels. The INEC…
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has submitted that President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s reference to “anarchy” against the legal decision of their petition is dangerous and…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed concern over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration policies “inflicting hardship” on Nigerians, calling for immediate measures that would alleviate the sufferings. President of CAN,…
Former Minister of Finance and pioneer Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, has detailed how Nigeria can achieve economic growth and prosperity. He detailed this in his book titled ‘Reclaiming…
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has explained the reason it increased tuition fees for undergraduate students. According to the management of the institution, the fee hike was necessary in light of the…
Betty Akeredolu, wife of the Ondo State Governor, has shared the picture of her husband, ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, at a hospital in an unknown location abroad. Akeredolu, who is battling an…
David Shodola, an alleged madman, has beheaded an 84-year-old man, Elder Alfred Opadipe, in Ipara community, Remo North Local Government Area of the State. The ‘madman’ reportedly beheaded Elder Alfred, on Friday…
Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) says it has engaged renowned rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), to help present its case in a suit filed by the former governor of…
A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the State Government and other respondents to jointly pay two residents of Salanta quarters in Kano metropolis the sum of N1m each for attempting…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Nigeria and the neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad region must display courage in reforming their military doctrine and practices. He said this on Friday in…
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has said his administration is taking strategic steps to empower young population to leverage on the energy sector for economic growth. He stated this during the maiden…
A witness, Festus Abiodun Inioluwa, on Friday told the Ogun State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the State capital, that some police officers manning his polling unit ran away when thugs…
A member of the House Representative and immediate past, Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Marcus Onobun, was involved in an accident on Wednesday. The accident happened on the Ekpoma-Auchi section of…
Suspected thieves were caught attempting to steal underground armoured cable serving the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Friday. The suspect were sighted around the airport perimeter fence area by the…
Bauchi State Government through the Local Government Service Commission has approved the dismissal of six traditional rulers for “involvement in partisan politics and other misconduct”. The affected monarchs are from Bauchi and…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State says the issue of long convoys by governors was discussed at the last National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. The meeting, which held at the Presidential Villa…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has disclosed that the Nigeria Data Protection Bill, 2023 which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently signed into law will protect Nigerians from digital lending apps, popularly…